Auxiliary windshield



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APPLICATION FILED DEC.15| l9l9.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921.v

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CHESTER D. MILLER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER D. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county. of Los Angeles and State-of California, have-invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Auxiliary WVindshields, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to auxiliary wind shields which are mounted adjacent the ends of the conventional automobile wind shields and extend backwardly at an angle to break the wind or forwardly at an angle to provide more wind and the objects of my invention are: first, to provide an auxiliary wind shield of this class which is adjustable and in which the glass plate may be readilymoved up wardly and downwardly or adjusted to various angles relatively to the" conventional. wind shields; second, to provide new and novel clamp means for securing the auxiliary wind shield to the post of the conventional wind shield; third, to provide a novelly'constructed, double pivot member for supporting the wind shield and fourth, to provide a wind shield of this class which is very sim ple and economical of construction, durable, easy to install, easy to adjust, readily made applicable to the different makes of vehicles now in use and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a top view of my device shown in position ready for use in connection with the ordinary wind shield post and showing said ordinary wind shield post in section; Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of my wind shield; Fig; 3 is a sectional view through 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view through 4-4 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the device shown in a slightly modified formfromthat of the other views ofthe drawing.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 2, 1921. Application filed December 16, 1919'. Serial No. 345,361. 5

The shield member 1, clamp members and 3, bolt 4, cushions 5,6 and 7, support 8,, clamp members 9 and 10, and bolts 11. and 12 constitute the principal parts and portions of my auxiliary wind shield.

T he shield member 1 is a transparent member preferably of glass and shaped as de{ sired, in this case I have shown it rectangular. This shleld member 1 is supported by means of a pair of clamping devices each ashers 6 and 7 adapted to form tended end of the members 2 and 3. There j is also provided a resilient cushion between the edge of the member 1 and the bolt i as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The belt 4, clamping the members 2 and 3, together secure the member 1 in position in the clamps as well as secure the clamps to the support 8. This support 8 is provided with curved ends so that the extended ends are parallel with the main portion of the support 8 and the extended ends are provided with enlarged portions 8, and mounted on the extended ends adjacent these enlarged portions are a pair of clamps formed by the clamp members 9 and 10 which are secured together by means of two bolts 11 and 12. Between the bolt 11 and the ends are the ends of the supports 8 and adapted to be secured to said support by means of the bolt 11 and between the bolt 12 and the ends is the sup porting post for the ordinary wind shield and the members 9 and 10 are secured thereto by means of the bolt 12 so that the members 9 and 10 are secured to the ordinary wind shieldpost and the ends of the support 8 by separate means. In the modified form of construction shown in Fig. 5 the clamping members 2 and 3 are secured to the extended ends of the support 8 while the clamp members 9 and 10 are secured to the main portion, the form and structure of the parts being the same.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions I do not Wish to be limited to this particular con-' struction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the purview of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. 7

It is ob\ 'ious that with this construction there is provided'an auxiliary wind shield which may be adjusted in'varying positions relatively to the conventional wind shield; that the shield is movable on triple axes thus providing great variance; that the clamp members between the support 8 and the auxiliary wind shield post are constructed so that they clamp the separate members independently so: that one may be clamped more tightly than the other.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 7

1. An auxiliary wind shield including a transparent shield member, a supporting member consisting of a member curved near its opposite ends, providing spacedapart parallel portions, a pair of clamp members with their one end clamped to said shield member 7 clamped to one of said parallel portions, a

pair of clamp members secured to the other parallel portion of said supporting memberand with their opposite ends.

and the conventional wind shield post and separate means for clamping same.

.2. In a device of the {class described, a transparent shield member, a one piece member with offset parallel portions at its opposite ends forming three spacedapartparallel portions and clamp membersconnecting said one'piece member to saidftransparent' shiel'd memberpivotally and substantially in linewith the longitudinal edge of said shield member, and other clamp 'members connecting said one piece'inemberto the wind shield post.

3. In a device of the "class describecha transparent shield member, a one piece member with return parallel portions at its 0pposit'e ends forming three spaced apart par-. allel portions and clamp membersconnecting said one piece member to said transparent shield member pivotally and substantially in line with the longitudinal edge of said shield member, and other clamp members connecting said onep'iece member to the wind shield post, said clamping members each comprising a pair of spaced apart members with oppositely disposed engaglng ends.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at'SanDiego, California, this 5th day of December, 1919. V v

. CHESTER D. MILLER. 

